Improvement in campaign-badges



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HENRY C. GR-IGGS, 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 83,486, dated Octobcr27, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAMPAIGN-BADG-ES.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettere Patent and making part: ofvthesame.

To all whom .tt concern Be it known that I, HENRY C. Gnrees, ofWaterplate without the por-I Figure 2, an edge view of the same lookingtoward the point of the pin g Figure 3, a section of the samelongitudinally; Figure 4, an under view of the ring which secures theportrait; p

Figure 5, a side view of the same; and, in Figure 6, a transversesection of the pin, showing themanner of securing the-portrait thereon.

This invention relates to an improvement in badges,

constructed so as to contain aportrait or other figure indicative ofparty or organization, such as are cornmon'ly worn in politicalcampaigns, and knownas vcampaign-badges; and the invention consistsfFirst, in the construction of the plate, combined with the ring forsecuring the portrait or figure, and

Second, in the attachment of the pin to the plate.

To enable others to construct my improvement, I Will proceed to describethe same, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 represents vthe plate, as struck from a piece of suitable metal,so as to form perforations a, at equidistances around the edge. Thecentre, A, is raised, as seen in gs. 2 and 3, and of less diameter thanthe `portrait or. iigure to be inserted in the badge. The

edge of the plate `is of a scalloped form, so as to form a notchbetweeneach of the perforations. Beinveen any two of the perforations,as at (1,1 make an additional perforation, to permit the insertion of acommon headed pin, and so as'to be bent over, as denoted in iig. l,through the notch and over `its own head, as seen ing. 3. Thenotchprevents the pin from turning from one side to the other, and, bearingupon its own head, holds the pin in place, and the pin sprung down, soas to drop in the hook j, forms a self-acting spring to re tain itselfin place.

B is a ring formed into an annular flange, turning inward, the internaldiameter of which flange is a little larger than the diameter of theraised plate, as seen in iig. 6, and upon the perpendicular part of thering are formed three or more points, c, equidistant and correspondingto the perfbrations a, in the plate, so that the ring may be set on tothe said plate, the points c passing therethrough, and turned down, asin iig. 6, secure the ring firmly to the plate.

The plate upon which the portrait or other device is represented, isdenoted iii-'heavy black, g. 6. This, cut to the proper size, is laid onto the raised surface A of the plate or base, then the ring B placedthereover. The iiange of the ring bearing on the figure-plate, andsecured asbefore described, firmly holds the iigure in place, and thus,in an extremely cheap and durable manner, a neat and tasteful badge isconstruct-ed.

Having th'us fully desciibed my invention,

What I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

l1. The .combination f the "base-plate, constructed with the raisedsurface A, and provided with perforations c, with the ring B,constructed so as to be applied to the plate, and secured through theperforations, sul stantially as described.

2. The arrangement of a common pin upon the plate, so as to be securedand held by a notch in the said plate, and so as to secure the badge,substantially in the manner herein set forth.

. HENRY C. GRIGGS.

Witnesses: y

J No. E. SMITH, WM. R. WILLIAMS.

